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20.10.2022

CIRCULAR CLOTHING: First Cradle to Cradle Certified® denim collection

The first Cradle to Cradle Certified® clothing collection is on the market one year after the collaboration platform for Swiss textile labels was launched. The Circular Clothing cooperative has succeeded, in close cooperation with European suppliers, in gaining access to circular materials and equipment and using this for the Black Denim Collection by the ethical fashion label “the Blue suit”. An important step for the cooperative, which receives funding from the Migros Pioneer Fund, is the development of an online assessment tool which can be used to help check the readiness of textile labels to operate in a circular manner.

The first Cradle to Cradle Certified® clothing collection is on the market one year after the collaboration platform for Swiss textile labels was launched. The Circular Clothing cooperative has succeeded, in close cooperation with European suppliers, in gaining access to circular materials and equipment and using this for the Black Denim Collection by the ethical fashion label “the Blue suit”. An important step for the cooperative, which receives funding from the Migros Pioneer Fund, is the development of an online assessment tool which can be used to help check the readiness of textile labels to operate in a circular manner.

The black denim was developed by a renowned manufacturer in Italy. Since no toxic chemicals are used in the production process, this denim is safe for biological cycles and Cradle to Cradle Certified® Gold. Cradle to Cradle Certified® Gold certified material by the Swiss company OceanSafe was used for the lining of the jacket. Special innovative design elements and production processes, such as the printed lining, also meet the stringent Cradle to Cradle Certified® Gold requirements. Currently, 1% of the material of the Black Denim Collection is Cradle to Cradle Certified® Bronze. In the next few months, this percent and thus also the whole garments should reach the gold level.

The Cradle to Cradle® certification is based on the following five principles: Material Health, Product Circularity, Clean Air & Climate Protection, Water & Soil Stewardship, and Social Fairness. Depending on the extent to which all of these criteria are met by the manufacturing process, there are various levels of certification from bronze to silver, gold and platinum.

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CIRCULAR CLOTHING

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20.10.2022

Carbios publishes results of consumer research study about plastic circularity

  • Carbios’ biorecycling and biodegradation technologies internationally recognized by consumers as promising answers to their top environmental concerns
  • Carbios’ innovations considered one of the best for solving recycling effectively and achieving a real plastic circularity
  • Consumer research including qualitative and quantitative fields was conducted between March and August 2022. The research institute, Strategic Research, conducted 6000 interviews in Europe and USA

Carbios’ biorecycling and biodegradation technologies acclaimed by consumers
During the first research field study, respondents were exposed to Carbios’ biorecycling process; a new enzyme-based biotechnology that enables biological recycling of all types of PET plastic waste (including bottles, packaging and textiles), and pushes the boundaries of recycling in terms of the number of cycles.

  • Carbios’ biorecycling and biodegradation technologies internationally recognized by consumers as promising answers to their top environmental concerns
  • Carbios’ innovations considered one of the best for solving recycling effectively and achieving a real plastic circularity
  • Consumer research including qualitative and quantitative fields was conducted between March and August 2022. The research institute, Strategic Research, conducted 6000 interviews in Europe and USA

Carbios’ biorecycling and biodegradation technologies acclaimed by consumers
During the first research field study, respondents were exposed to Carbios’ biorecycling process; a new enzyme-based biotechnology that enables biological recycling of all types of PET plastic waste (including bottles, packaging and textiles), and pushes the boundaries of recycling in terms of the number of cycles.

The research results demonstrated that European and US respondents find Carbios’ biorecycling technology more unique and innovative than traditional PET recycling (i.e. thermo-mechanical recycling), as well as more relevant in its ability to address their concerns and challenges regarding recycling.

In the second research study, conducted in the US, respondents were also exposed to Carbios’ biodegradation technology: an innovative enzymatic solution by which an enzyme is incorporated into plastics during the production process of bio-sourced PLA plastics (corn, sugar cane). This approach makes the material made from plants 100% compostable at ambient temperatures and degradable like plants with the built-in enzyme biologically breaking the bioplastic down in less than eight weeks without microplastics or toxic residues; creating a fully organic circularity.

Similarly to Carbios’ biorecycling technology, Carbios’ PLA biodegradation innovation caught US respondents’ attention with 64% overall liking it. Additionally, 93% of the respondents sampled described the concept as innovative, unique, easy to understand (49%), and believable (43%). Up to 82% of the most environmentally engaged respondents declared they would definitely buy more products made with Carbios’ fully circular biodegradable bioplastic.

Consumers: No other choice but to make plastic fully circular
The research says 99% of the respondents consider it important to protect the environment, while plastic pollution is now ranked the third most-concerning environmental issues after climate change and ocean pollution.

This awareness brings most of these consumers to be environmentally active when it comes to purchasing goods and sorting. For the US respondents, eco-friendly packaging comes in the fourth place in terms of purchase drivers for packaged goods and 65% of them declare sorting plastic from general waste on a regular basis, which makes plastic the most sorted type of waste.

Nevertheless, for a vast majority of the respondents across geographies, even if they would like to reduce their plastic consumption most of the time there is no suitable alternative that is as convenient, light, and cost-efficient as plastics. Hence in an ideal world, consumers would like all plastic waste in landfills and oceans to be collected, cleaned, reused and recycled.

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Carbios study circularity plastics
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Carbios

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19.10.2022

HSLU: Alttextilien werden zu neuen Kleidern

Die Hochschule Luzern HSLU hat zusammen mit Wirtschaftspartnern Methoden entwickelt, wie sich Alttextilien wieder zu hochwertigen Pullis, Arbeitskleidern oder Teppichen verarbeiten lassen.

Einem Bericht von WWF und PWC zur Folge sind in einem durchschnittlichen Schweizer Schrank 118 Kleidungsstücke, wobei ein Outfit – bestehend aus Pulli, Hose und T-Shirt – mit 1.5 Kilo zu Buche schlägt. Pro Tag landen 70’000 dieser Outfits oder 100 Tonnen in der Altkleidersammlung. Tendenz steigend.

Etwa die Hälfte der Altkleider wird weiterverkauft und exportiert. "Wie groß der Anteil an tatsächlich weitergenutzten Kleidungsstücken ist, ist nicht einfach zu beziffern", sagt Designforscherin Tina Tomovic von der Hochschule Luzern. Sicher ist laut der Expertin für textile Nachhaltigkeit, dass ein immer größerer Teil zu minderwertigen Produkten wie Putzlappen verarbeitet oder direkt verbrannt wird. Das Material dieser Textilien verschwindet damit unwiederbringlich aus dem Wertstoff-Kreislauf.

Die Hochschule Luzern HSLU hat zusammen mit Wirtschaftspartnern Methoden entwickelt, wie sich Alttextilien wieder zu hochwertigen Pullis, Arbeitskleidern oder Teppichen verarbeiten lassen.

Einem Bericht von WWF und PWC zur Folge sind in einem durchschnittlichen Schweizer Schrank 118 Kleidungsstücke, wobei ein Outfit – bestehend aus Pulli, Hose und T-Shirt – mit 1.5 Kilo zu Buche schlägt. Pro Tag landen 70’000 dieser Outfits oder 100 Tonnen in der Altkleidersammlung. Tendenz steigend.

Etwa die Hälfte der Altkleider wird weiterverkauft und exportiert. "Wie groß der Anteil an tatsächlich weitergenutzten Kleidungsstücken ist, ist nicht einfach zu beziffern", sagt Designforscherin Tina Tomovic von der Hochschule Luzern. Sicher ist laut der Expertin für textile Nachhaltigkeit, dass ein immer größerer Teil zu minderwertigen Produkten wie Putzlappen verarbeitet oder direkt verbrannt wird. Das Material dieser Textilien verschwindet damit unwiederbringlich aus dem Wertstoff-Kreislauf.

Dabei gilt die Textilindustrie als äusserst ressourcenintensiv. Textilien stehen gemäß eines Nachhaltigkeits-Aktionsplans der EU beim Verbrauch von Rohstoffen und Wasser an vierter Stelle, nach der Lebensmittelherstellung, dem Wohnungsbau und dem Verkehr. Baumwolle beispielsweise benötigt nicht nur viel Land zum Wachsen, sondern auch sehr viel Wasser. Die Alternative, synthetische Textilien, ist nicht besser, wie Tina Tomovic ergänzt. Sie basieren meistens auf Erdöl – einer endlichen Ressource.

Auf der Suche nach dem reinen Stoff
Für die HSLU-Forscherin ist klar: "Wir müssen unsere alten Kleider viel besser wiederverwerten als bisher und so den textilen Kreislauf schließen." Ein geschlossener Kreislauf bedeutet, dass alte Pullis oder T-Shirts nicht verbrannt oder zu Lappen verarbeitet werden, sondern zu neuer Kleidung – die dann wieder im Laden landet. Wie dieses Recycling funktionieren könnte, erforschten Tomovic und ihr Team gemeinsam mit Unternehmen aus der Textilindustrie im Projekt «Texcircle».

Oft bestehen Textilien aus verschiedenen Materialien, beispielsweise Baumwolle vermischt mit Polyester. Das macht das Recycling aufwändig. Denn das Material muss möglichst rein sein, um zu einem vielseitig verwendbaren Garn weiterverarbeitet werden zu können; «wild durcheinander gewürfelte Textilien», so Tomovic, nützten gar nichts.

Zweieinhalb Tonnen Material verarbeitet
Das Projektteam nahm daher die gesamte Recycling-Prozesskette unter die Lupe, vom Sammeln der Alttextilien übers Sortieren und dem anschließenden maschinellen Zerkleinern bis hin zum Spinnen des so gewonnenen Rohstoffs zu neuen Garnen und Vliesen. Die verwendeten Alttextilien – insgesamt 2.5 Tonnen Material – stammten größtenteils aus den Sammlungen des Textilverwerters Texaid. Eine zentrale Rolle im Projekt spielten nationale und internationale Wirtschaftspartner, welche die Fasern, Garne und Vliese zu Produkten verarbeiteten.

Namhafte Partner im In- und Ausland
Ein einzelnes Unternehmen wird den Herausforderungen einer funktionierenden Kreislaufwirtschaft nicht begegnen können – dies war eine der Schlussfolgerung aus dem Vorgängerprojekt «Texcycle», in welchem die Forschenden auf das Sammeln und Sortieren von Alttextilien fokussierten. Daher wurde für das Nachfolgeprojekt der "Texcircle-Cluster", bestehend aus Schweizer und internationalen Unternehmen im Bereich Textilfertigung und -recycling, gegründet. Die Projektpartner steuerten Know-how, Eigenleistung, finanzielle Beiträge und Materialspenden bei.

Die Partner aus der Industrie waren Coop, Rieter, Rohner Socks, Ruckstuhl, Texaid und Workfashion.
Texcircle wurde von der schweizerischen Agentur für Innovationsförderung Innosuisse unterstützt.


Die Tests in den Fabrikhallen der einzelnen Partnerunternehmen bezeichnet Tina Tomovic als «Reality Checks». Mehr als einmal musste das Team beim Bearbeiten des Materials feststellen, dass die Theorie in der Praxis nicht immer umsetzbar ist, wie sie erzählt: "Alte Kissen und Bettdecken sind aus einer Materialperspektive zwar sehr interessant für das Recycling. Eine effiziente und kostengünstige Verarbeitung der Waren ist heute aber noch nicht möglich."

Höhepunkt des zweijährigen Projektes war die Produktion mehrerer Prototypen auf der Basis von Alttextilien. Beispielsweise produzierte die Winterthurer Firma Rieter aus alten Jeanshosen Garn für einen Pullover. Der Zuger Arbeitsbekleidungsproduzent Workfashion wiederum verarbeitete alte Kissen und Bettdeckenfüllungen zu Isolationsfutter für Arbeitswesten – die Produktqualität musste im Rahmen des Projektes stets gleich hoch sein wie bei vergleichbaren Textilien im Laden.

Die Firma Ruckstuhl im bernischen Langenthal entwickelte einen Recycling-Teppich für den Wohnbereich. Das Garn dafür stammt zur Hälfte von getragenen Wollmänteln. «Wir haben schon länger nach Mitteln gesucht, wie wir im Betrieb einen weiteren Schritt in Richtung Nachhaltigkeit gehen können», sagt Ruckstuhls Geschäftsführer Adrian Berchtold. Das Projekt sei somit genau zur richtigen Zeit gekommen. Er erläutert: "Die Projektresultate zwangen uns, zu hinterfragen, welche Produktionsschritte für diesen neuen Teppich nachhaltig sind und welche nicht."

Berchtold überraschte insbesondere die Erkenntnis, dass das Waschen von alten Mänteln mit Wasser umweltschädlicher ist als mit Chemikalien: "Der Wasserverbrauch war einfach zu hoch. Paradoxerweise ist es in diesem Fall ressourcenschonender, die Textilien mit Ozon zu reinigen." Ruckstuhl plant, den Recycling-Teppich ab Mitte 2023 in kleiner Serie herzustellen.

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Hochschule Luzern – Design & Kunst

19.10.2022

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol begrüßt Ralph Lauren als neues Mitglied

Das U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol freut sich, die Ralph Lauren Corporation als neues Mitglied begrüßen zu dürfen und sie in ihren Bemühungen sowie Nachhaltigkeitspraktiken zu unterstützen.

Basierend auf dem Konzept zeitloser Mode hat Ralph Lauren in seiner Global Citizenship and Sustainability strategy, Timeless by Design, das Engagement des Unternehmens für dauerhafte positive Auswirkungen auf den Planeten und seine verschiedenen Interessensgruppen in drei Säulen dargelegt: einen bewussten Kreationsprozess, Umweltschutz sowie die Förderung besserer Lebensbedingungen. In Orientierung an Timeless by Design arbeitet Ralph Lauren daran, die Bodengesundheit zu erhöhen – durch Programme, die regenerative Praktiken sowie eine genaue Messung der jeweiligen Auswirkungen fördern.

Das U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol freut sich, die Ralph Lauren Corporation als neues Mitglied begrüßen zu dürfen und sie in ihren Bemühungen sowie Nachhaltigkeitspraktiken zu unterstützen.

Basierend auf dem Konzept zeitloser Mode hat Ralph Lauren in seiner Global Citizenship and Sustainability strategy, Timeless by Design, das Engagement des Unternehmens für dauerhafte positive Auswirkungen auf den Planeten und seine verschiedenen Interessensgruppen in drei Säulen dargelegt: einen bewussten Kreationsprozess, Umweltschutz sowie die Förderung besserer Lebensbedingungen. In Orientierung an Timeless by Design arbeitet Ralph Lauren daran, die Bodengesundheit zu erhöhen – durch Programme, die regenerative Praktiken sowie eine genaue Messung der jeweiligen Auswirkungen fördern.

„Baumwolle macht mehr als drei Viertel unseres gesamten Materialverbrauchs aus, und wir haben uns verpflichtet, bis 2025 sicherzustellen, dass diese zentrale Faser in unserem Portfolio vollständig aus nachhaltigen Quellen stammt. Dieses ehrgeizige Ziel erfordert die Zusammenarbeit und Partnerschaft mit Organisationen wie dem Trust Protocol, mit dem wir daran arbeiten, nachhaltige Baumwolle weiter voranzutreiben – in unserem Unternehmen sowie in der gesamten Branche“, sagt Katie Ioanilli, Chief Global Impact & Communications Officer bei Ralph Lauren.

Das Trust Protocol setzt sich als Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative für eine kontinuierliche Verbesserung in sechs Nachhaltigkeitsbereichen ein: Landnutzung, Bodenkohlenstoff, Wassermanagement, Bodenverlust, Treibhausgasemissionen und Energieeffizienz. Das Trust Protocol integriert diese Nachhaltigkeitskriterien aus der Fieldprint®-Plattform von Field to Market und ermöglicht registrierten Landwirten, die Umweltauswirkungen ihres Betriebs zu messen und Möglichkeiten für kontinuierliche Verbesserungen zu erkennen. Gleichzeitig bekommen Marken und Einzelhändler die Möglichkeit, über aggregierte, von Control Union Certifications geprüfte Daten zum Thema Nachhaltigkeit zu berichten.

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U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol / Hill+Knowlton Strategies GmbH 

19.10.2022

Kornit Digital issues Second-Annual Impact Report

Kornit Digital Ltd. unveiled its Impact Report for 2021 highlighting progress made against goals and further expanding its commitment to a long-term strategy designed to transform the world of fashion and textiles into one that is more sustainable. The comprehensive analysis details Kornit’s performance related to climate action, waste management, green chemistry, and diversity in the workplace, as well as other areas of the Company’s Environmental, Social, and corporate Governance (ESG) framework.

Key Accomplishments Against Baseline (2021)  
Kornit’s ongoing dedication to improving ESG practices within its own operations has resulted in Company-wide achievements in the areas of:

Climate Action and Waste Management*

  • ~16% reduction in GHG emissions intensity from x 9.11-e to 7.68 MTCO2-e
  • 39% reduction in hazardous waste intensity from 1.7 tons to 1.04 tons
  • 57% reduction in non-hazardous waste intensity from 33 tons to 14 tons

Green Chemistry

Kornit Digital Ltd. unveiled its Impact Report for 2021 highlighting progress made against goals and further expanding its commitment to a long-term strategy designed to transform the world of fashion and textiles into one that is more sustainable. The comprehensive analysis details Kornit’s performance related to climate action, waste management, green chemistry, and diversity in the workplace, as well as other areas of the Company’s Environmental, Social, and corporate Governance (ESG) framework.

Key Accomplishments Against Baseline (2021)  
Kornit’s ongoing dedication to improving ESG practices within its own operations has resulted in Company-wide achievements in the areas of:

Climate Action and Waste Management*

  • ~16% reduction in GHG emissions intensity from x 9.11-e to 7.68 MTCO2-e
  • 39% reduction in hazardous waste intensity from 1.7 tons to 1.04 tons
  • 57% reduction in non-hazardous waste intensity from 33 tons to 14 tons

Green Chemistry

  • Complete elimination of Acute Toxic Amines (CLP category 1, 2, 3) CMR
  • 20% reduction of VOC level in Robusto Inkset and 30% of VOC in Eco Ink/Green

DEI and Community Engagement

  • An increase in women in management, from 30% to 35%
  • Reporting 88% of employees feeling respected and free to be authentic at work - *Intensity measures are per $1 million of revenue.

Kornit Digital’s Impact Strategy
Propelled by an ambition to make a positive impact across all areas of its business and throughout the fashion and textile industries, Kornit further adjusted its Impact Strategy this year towards more expansive, longer-term goals and objectives. Kornit’s refined strategy reflects the Company's dual role as a change agent in the industry—both as a leader empowering the fashion industry to be more sustainable, and as an accountable participant responsible for embracing social and environmental change to make the world a better place.  
The holistic strategy accounts for both roles, across two fundamental pillars—"Enable the Change” and “Be the Change”—and incorporates both social and environmental KPIs designed to meet the Company’s goals and respond to stakeholders’ input, as well as industry and ecosystem needs

Kornit is officially unveiling the report during a press event at PRINTING United Expo 2022.

*Intensity measures are per $1 million of revenue.

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Kornit Digital

17.10.2022

Kelheim Fibres partners with TextileGenesisTM for more transparency

Viscose speciality fibres manufacturer Kelheim Fibres partners with TextileGenesisTM, a traceability platform that creates radical transparency from fibre-to-retail and ensures authenticity d provenance of sustainable textiles against generics.

“Our wood-based fibres are an environmentally friendly basis for sustainable textiles - it's just that consumers often don't know what's behind their garments. But they need to know it’s in their hands to minimise the ecological footprint of the textile industry. Transparency and traceability are the foundation that enables consumers to make informed decisions.”, says Dr. Marina Crnoja-Cosic, Director New Business Development at Kelheim Fibres.

TextileGenesisTM uses blockchain technology to track and verify the use of sustainable fibres all the way from fibre to garment. A digital fibercoin ensures transparency and reliability throughout the entire production line and beyond.

Viscose speciality fibres manufacturer Kelheim Fibres partners with TextileGenesisTM, a traceability platform that creates radical transparency from fibre-to-retail and ensures authenticity d provenance of sustainable textiles against generics.

“Our wood-based fibres are an environmentally friendly basis for sustainable textiles - it's just that consumers often don't know what's behind their garments. But they need to know it’s in their hands to minimise the ecological footprint of the textile industry. Transparency and traceability are the foundation that enables consumers to make informed decisions.”, says Dr. Marina Crnoja-Cosic, Director New Business Development at Kelheim Fibres.

TextileGenesisTM uses blockchain technology to track and verify the use of sustainable fibres all the way from fibre to garment. A digital fibercoin ensures transparency and reliability throughout the entire production line and beyond.

Amit Gautam, Founder & CEO at TexileGenesisTM:"Fashion and textile value chain is undergoing major transformation driven by sustainable materials, shifting consumer demand for sustainable products, and increasingly stringent regulations on transparency. Great to see Kelheim moving the industry forward by actively participating in the traceability journey."

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Kelheim Fibres GmbH

Foto: Deutsche Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung
17.10.2022

Inhomogene Textilabfälle zu neuen hochwertigen Produkten machen

  • DITF beteiligt sich am internationalen Konsortium zum Kunststoffrecycling ‚WhiteCycle‘

Ein Konsortium aus 16 öffentlichen und privatwirtschaftlichen Organisationen hat sich unter dem Namen ‚WhiteCycle‘ zusammengeschlossen, um ein umfassendes und geschlossenes Recyclingsystem für Plastikabfälle zu etablieren. Die Deutschen Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf (DITF) werden als Teil des Konsortiums ihren Beitrag mit einem neuen Syntheseverfahren zur Verarbeitung von recycelten Kunststoffen leisten.

Unter Leitung der Michelin Group Frankreich konstituierte sich das Konsortium ‚WhiteCycle‘ Anfang Juli 2022. Ziel der europäischen Initiative ist es, einen Wirtschaftskreislauf zu etablieren, um inhomogene Textilabfälle aus verschiedenen Materialien aufzubereiten und daraus neue, hochwertige Produkte herzustellen. Dieses Vorhaben soll dazu beitragen, die von der Europäischen Union gesteckten Ziele bei der Reduktion von CO2-Emissionen bis zum Jahr 2030 zu erreichen.

  • DITF beteiligt sich am internationalen Konsortium zum Kunststoffrecycling ‚WhiteCycle‘

Ein Konsortium aus 16 öffentlichen und privatwirtschaftlichen Organisationen hat sich unter dem Namen ‚WhiteCycle‘ zusammengeschlossen, um ein umfassendes und geschlossenes Recyclingsystem für Plastikabfälle zu etablieren. Die Deutschen Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf (DITF) werden als Teil des Konsortiums ihren Beitrag mit einem neuen Syntheseverfahren zur Verarbeitung von recycelten Kunststoffen leisten.

Unter Leitung der Michelin Group Frankreich konstituierte sich das Konsortium ‚WhiteCycle‘ Anfang Juli 2022. Ziel der europäischen Initiative ist es, einen Wirtschaftskreislauf zu etablieren, um inhomogene Textilabfälle aus verschiedenen Materialien aufzubereiten und daraus neue, hochwertige Produkte herzustellen. Dieses Vorhaben soll dazu beitragen, die von der Europäischen Union gesteckten Ziele bei der Reduktion von CO2-Emissionen bis zum Jahr 2030 zu erreichen.

Komplex aufgebaute, textilhaltige PET-Abfälle wie Reifen, Schläuche oder mehrlagige Verbundtextilien aus dem Bekleidungsbereich sind bisher schwer oder gar nicht recycelbar. Unter dem WhiteCycle-Netzwerk werden mehrere Projekte und Forschungsansätze zusammengeführt, die sich des Problems annehmen und neue Lösungsansätze liefern sollen.

Die DITF werden ein bestehendes PET-Syntheseverfahren an neuartige recycelte Monomere anpassen. Das zu bewältigende Problem besteht in den Verunreinigungen im Ausgangsmaterial, die durch dessen inhomogene Zusammensetzung bedingt sind.

Zusammen mit dem Projektpartner Kordsa Teknik Textil A.S. (Türkei) entwickeln die DITF neue Syntheserezepte. Sie haben zum Ziel, mögliche Nachteile abzustellen, die durch verbleibende Verunreinigung der Monomere zustande kommen. Denn trotz einer Reinigung der Monomere vor deren Weiterverarbeitung können nicht alle Verunreinigungen entfernt werden. Die Ansätze, die dabei verfolgt werden, sind anspruchsvoll. So müssen Art und Menge der verwendeten Zusatzstoffe spezifisch angepasst werden. Dazu gehören Katalysatoren, Verarbeitungshilfsmittel, Nukleierungs- und Kupplungsmittel sowie Kettenverlängerer. Auf diese Weise ist es möglich, die negativen Auswirkungen von unbekannten Verunreinigungen zu vermeiden. Damit verbessern sich die Materialeigenschaften der wiederverwerteten Kunststoffe, da sie langfristig thermisch stabilisiert werden, was wiederum in einer Verbesserung der mechanischen und rheologischen Eigenschaften resultiert. Das modifizierte Verfahren soll es ermöglichen, dass recyceltes PET (r-PET) die gleichen Eigenschaften wie virgin PET aufweist.

Die Konsortialpartner verfolgen andere Ansätze, um eine verbesserte Recyclingrate und hochwertigere r-PET-Produkte zu erzeugen: Optimierte Sortiertechnologien für die sortenreine Trennung von Abfällen gehören ebenso dazu wie eine enzymbasierte Behandlung von Kunststoffen, um sie auf nachhaltigem Weg in Monomere aufzuspalten. Letztlich wird auch die hochqualitative Fertigung neuer Produkte aus den recycelten Kunststoffen dazu beitragen, den Rohstoffkreislauf zu schließen.

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Deutsche Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung

Infinited Fiber Company
14.10.2022

Infinited Fiber Company accelerates scaling plans amid turbulence

and textile technology company Infinited Fiber Company’s work to build the world’s first commercial-scale Infinna™ textile fiber factory in Kemi, Finland, has progressed largely according to plan since the announcement of the factory site in June 2022. The company is increasing its focus on scaling Infinna™ production volume further as quickly as possible. This is in response to the continued and growing customer demand for the company’s high-quality regenerated textile fiber Infinna™. The market impacts of the ongoing war in Ukraine – including the increased uncertainty on the global utility, commodity and financial markets – have highlighted the need to proceed rapidly with technology scaling on multiple fronts.
 

and textile technology company Infinited Fiber Company’s work to build the world’s first commercial-scale Infinna™ textile fiber factory in Kemi, Finland, has progressed largely according to plan since the announcement of the factory site in June 2022. The company is increasing its focus on scaling Infinna™ production volume further as quickly as possible. This is in response to the continued and growing customer demand for the company’s high-quality regenerated textile fiber Infinna™. The market impacts of the ongoing war in Ukraine – including the increased uncertainty on the global utility, commodity and financial markets – have highlighted the need to proceed rapidly with technology scaling on multiple fronts.
 
“We are not immune to the global market context in which we operate. The supply chain issues stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic are still wreaking havoc, and the ongoing war in Ukraine has dealt a heavy blow to the global utility, commodity, and financial markets – and to us. We are satisfied with the progress at the site of our planned commercial-scale factory and the opening of the factory remains our key priority. The current, unstable market environment has highlighted the need for us to also accelerate efforts to simultaneously pursue other avenues for scaling production, with the ultimate aim of serving our customers in the best possible way in the long run,” said Infinited Fiber Company CEO and cofounder Petri Alava.
 
Infinited Fiber Company said in June that it planned to build a factory to produce Infinna™, a textile fiber that can be created 100% from cotton-rich textile waste, at the site of a discontinued paper mill in Kemi, Finland. The factory is expected to create around 270 jobs in the area and to have an annual production capacity of 30,000 metric tons, equivalent to the fiber needed for about 100 million T-shirts. The future factory’s customer-base includes several of the world’s leading apparel companies, with most of the future production capacity already sold out for several years.
 
Since June, Infinited Fiber Company has advanced the site-specific basic engineering, recruitment planning, vendor selection, and permit processes according to plan. The limited component availability caused by the continuing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have, however, prolonged significantly the delivery times for some of the key equipment and machinery needed for the factory. As a result of these developments, Infinited Fiber Company has re-evaluated its overall factory project timeline. The first commercial fiber deliveries from Kemi are now expected to begin in January 2026. The scope of the project remains unchanged and construction work at the site is expected begin during 2023 as previously communicated.
 
In addition, the European energy crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine has caused the electricity prices in Finland to roughly triple, and the prices of some of the key chemicals needed in the fiber regeneration process have risen by some 200-300% since the start of the war.
 
“We of course don’t have a crystal ball. But according to our advisors and other experts, utility and commodity prices are forecast to normalize before 2026, when we now expect the first commercial fiber deliveries from Kemi to be shipped. In addition to the likely normalization of the market, the extended timeline enables us to undertake the necessary measures to develop the profitability of the future factory. The growing demand for Infinna™, despite the general turbulence, is an encouraging and clear indication of the fashion industry’s commitment to circularity,” said Petri Alava.

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Infinited Fiber Company

Dr. Isabella Tonaco Photo: SCTI
13.10.2022

Isabella Tonaco Executive Director at SCTI

Sustainable Chemistry for the Textile Industry (SCTI™) has appointed Dr. Isabella Tonaco as Executive Director, effective November 1, 2022. With a mandate to inspire and trigger action at a global level, she will lead SCTI to drive transformational change in the textile and leather industries.
 
Launched two years ago by seven of the world's leading chemical companies, the SCTI Alliance aims to enable brands, retailers and manufacturers to apply cutting-edge sustainable chemistry solutions that enhance the well-being of factory workers, local communities, consumers and the planet.
 
Dr. Tonaco will oversee SCTI activities to implement this mission. Based in Germany, she will work with SCTI member companies and stakeholders across the textile and leather value chain to help the industry achieve the highest levels of sustainability. Dr. Tonaco will report to the SCTI Executive Committee.
 

Sustainable Chemistry for the Textile Industry (SCTI™) has appointed Dr. Isabella Tonaco as Executive Director, effective November 1, 2022. With a mandate to inspire and trigger action at a global level, she will lead SCTI to drive transformational change in the textile and leather industries.
 
Launched two years ago by seven of the world's leading chemical companies, the SCTI Alliance aims to enable brands, retailers and manufacturers to apply cutting-edge sustainable chemistry solutions that enhance the well-being of factory workers, local communities, consumers and the planet.
 
Dr. Tonaco will oversee SCTI activities to implement this mission. Based in Germany, she will work with SCTI member companies and stakeholders across the textile and leather value chain to help the industry achieve the highest levels of sustainability. Dr. Tonaco will report to the SCTI Executive Committee.
 
Dr. Tonaco has more than a decade of experience in sustainability and has held various strategic and commercial roles in the chemical industry. Most recently, she was Vice President of Strategy Execution and Marketing for Renewable Polymers & Chemicals at Neste, a global leader in renewable and circular solutions. Previously, Dr. Tonaco worked for BASF, where she established and executed the company's global leadership position in certified sustainable palm-based ingredients for the Personal Care industry.

(c) BVMed
13.10.2022

BVMed und WifOR-Institut stellen Nachhaltigkeitsstudie der MedTech-Branche vor

Der Geschäftsführer des WifOR-Instituts, Prof. Dr. Dennis Ostwald, hat auf der BVMed-Jahrespressekonferenz am 13. Oktober 2022 die Nachhaltigkeitsstudie „SEE-Impact-Study der deutschen MedTech-Branche“ vorgestellt, die vom BVMed-Institut in Auftrag gegeben wurde.

Die SEE-Impact-Study untersucht die gesamte Wertschöpfungs- sowie vorgelagerte Lieferkette der Medizintechnik-Branche und zeigt neben dem ökonomischen auch den ökologischen und sozialen Fußabdruck der Produktionsseite auf. Damit wird erstmalig eine Standortbestimmung einer Branche für die sozialen und ökologischen Faktoren geschaffen, die die Herausforderungen identifiziert und quantifiziert. Hiermit schafft der BVMed für die Branche und seinen Mitgliedsunternehmen einen Orientierungsrahmen für die Entwicklung einer Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie.

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Der Geschäftsführer des WifOR-Instituts, Prof. Dr. Dennis Ostwald, hat auf der BVMed-Jahrespressekonferenz am 13. Oktober 2022 die Nachhaltigkeitsstudie „SEE-Impact-Study der deutschen MedTech-Branche“ vorgestellt, die vom BVMed-Institut in Auftrag gegeben wurde.

Die SEE-Impact-Study untersucht die gesamte Wertschöpfungs- sowie vorgelagerte Lieferkette der Medizintechnik-Branche und zeigt neben dem ökonomischen auch den ökologischen und sozialen Fußabdruck der Produktionsseite auf. Damit wird erstmalig eine Standortbestimmung einer Branche für die sozialen und ökologischen Faktoren geschaffen, die die Herausforderungen identifiziert und quantifiziert. Hiermit schafft der BVMed für die Branche und seinen Mitgliedsunternehmen einen Orientierungsrahmen für die Entwicklung einer Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie.

Weitere Informationen finden Sie hier.

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BVMed | Bundesverband Medizintechnologie e.V.

Photo: GOTS
12.10.2022

GOTS celebrates 20-year anniversary with anti-greenwashing campaign

As a world’s leading textile processing standard for organic fibres, Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has been engaged in improving the textile industry for two decades. To commemorate this milestone, GOTS has initiated an awareness campaign to recognise those who have been with them along the way –friends, stakeholders and partners, workers and managers in GOTS certified companies, and the consumers who have supported the standard – from field to fashion.

The centrepiece of the campaign is the "Faces From Field to Fashion" video series. It’s a behind-the-scenes journey to the heart of GOTS, an introduction to the sights, sounds, and faces behind every GOTS product. Representing more than 4 million people working in GOTS certified facilities around the world, eight individuals give a glimpse into their lives and tell how they have been impacted by GOTS in unscripted and candid video portraits.

As a world’s leading textile processing standard for organic fibres, Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) has been engaged in improving the textile industry for two decades. To commemorate this milestone, GOTS has initiated an awareness campaign to recognise those who have been with them along the way –friends, stakeholders and partners, workers and managers in GOTS certified companies, and the consumers who have supported the standard – from field to fashion.

The centrepiece of the campaign is the "Faces From Field to Fashion" video series. It’s a behind-the-scenes journey to the heart of GOTS, an introduction to the sights, sounds, and faces behind every GOTS product. Representing more than 4 million people working in GOTS certified facilities around the world, eight individuals give a glimpse into their lives and tell how they have been impacted by GOTS in unscripted and candid video portraits.

GOTS is inviting the public to celebrate from October through December, as the full video series is unveiled, along with a campaign landing page, creative contests, and fun giveaways. The festivities are expanded with interviews, articles, and other media partnerships.

More information:
GOTS greenwashing
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GOTS

Foto: (c) Starlinger & Co Gesellschaft m.b.H.
11.10.2022

Starlinger PET recycling lines in India: Bottle-to-fibre and bottle-to-bottle

Ganesha Ecopet Private Limited, a subsidiary of Indian PET recycling pioneer Ganesha Ecosphere Ltd., has recently opened its new Warangal facility under the brand name Go Rewise where it produces rPET for filament yarns and fibres, as well as for food-grade packaging.  

The company has installed two Starlinger PET recycling lines in its facility in Warangal, Telangana state. Ganesha Ecopet plans to supply the produced rPET granulates under its newly introduced brand enterprise Go Rewise. Launched under the umbrella of one of India's rPET industry leaders, Go Rewise is committed to supplying highest quality rPET products that are produced in a resource-efficient process.
One Starlinger recycling line, a recoSTAR PET 165 H-VAC, processes washed PET bottle flakes for the Go Rewise polyester filament yarn applications and reaches an output of approx. 14,000 tons per year. With the second Starlinger recycling line, Ganesha is producing food-grade rPET resins.

Ganesha Ecopet Private Limited, a subsidiary of Indian PET recycling pioneer Ganesha Ecosphere Ltd., has recently opened its new Warangal facility under the brand name Go Rewise where it produces rPET for filament yarns and fibres, as well as for food-grade packaging.  

The company has installed two Starlinger PET recycling lines in its facility in Warangal, Telangana state. Ganesha Ecopet plans to supply the produced rPET granulates under its newly introduced brand enterprise Go Rewise. Launched under the umbrella of one of India's rPET industry leaders, Go Rewise is committed to supplying highest quality rPET products that are produced in a resource-efficient process.
One Starlinger recycling line, a recoSTAR PET 165 H-VAC, processes washed PET bottle flakes for the Go Rewise polyester filament yarn applications and reaches an output of approx. 14,000 tons per year. With the second Starlinger recycling line, Ganesha is producing food-grade rPET resins.

Ganesha Ecosphere looks back on 30 years of experience in the PET recycling business and can be considered a role model regarding sustainable business activities. Founded in 1987, the company started out as a yarn processing facility. It was among the first companies in India to start reprocessing PET waste to manufacture recycled polyester staple fibre (RPSF) and recycled polyester spun yarns (RPSY) in 1994. By today, the group has established a large network of over 300 scrap vendors located across the country and operates four factories in India - two in Uttar Pradesh, one in Uttarakhand, and the recently opened one in Telangana. It also recently operationalised its first factory outside India in Nepal. With over 500 customers and exports to more than 18 countries, the company ranks among the largest rpet producers in India with 130,000 tonnes per year and currently recycles around 16 - 18 % of India's total PET waste.

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Starlinger & Co Gesellschaft m.b.H.

(c) EURATEX
11.10.2022

EURATEX and ATP: 10th European Textile & Apparel Convention in Porto

On 13-14 October, EURATEX in partnership with ATP is organising the 10th European Textile & Apparel Convention in Porto, Portugal; the convention marks also the 24th Textile Industry Forum for Portugal.

The Porto Convention – titled Sustainability meets Competitiveness: How to Square the Circle? – will look at how companies can anticipate the new European regulatory framework, embrace innovation, and develop a business model where sustainability becomes a source of competitiveness and growth. In the current economic, social and political environment, Europe is facing many challenges: increased energy prices, unforeseen inflation and climate change, which add to the day-to-day challenges of running a business. Embracing the European Union’s commitment to a green and digital transformation, the textile industry needs to also move towards a new circular economy where recycling is at the core of the design process supported by digitalisation, innovation and new skills, and creativity. The conference will address explore solutions to turn quality and sustainability into a source of competitiveness.

On 13-14 October, EURATEX in partnership with ATP is organising the 10th European Textile & Apparel Convention in Porto, Portugal; the convention marks also the 24th Textile Industry Forum for Portugal.

The Porto Convention – titled Sustainability meets Competitiveness: How to Square the Circle? – will look at how companies can anticipate the new European regulatory framework, embrace innovation, and develop a business model where sustainability becomes a source of competitiveness and growth. In the current economic, social and political environment, Europe is facing many challenges: increased energy prices, unforeseen inflation and climate change, which add to the day-to-day challenges of running a business. Embracing the European Union’s commitment to a green and digital transformation, the textile industry needs to also move towards a new circular economy where recycling is at the core of the design process supported by digitalisation, innovation and new skills, and creativity. The conference will address explore solutions to turn quality and sustainability into a source of competitiveness.

The Porto Convention will see representatives of national and European institutions, experts from the industry and like-minded entrepreneurs come together to discuss ideas, share experiences and find solutions to face common challenges.

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EURATEX

10.10.2022

OETI: 55 years of testing, certifying, accreditation and notification

As an accredited testing and certification body, the “OETI - Institut fuer Oekologie, Technik und Innovation GmbH“ (OETI for short) has been successfully responding to prevailing market requirements for 55 years and, in the process, has made a name for itself worldwide. To mark its anniversary, this international centre of excellence with its origins in Austria is taking a look back at the most important milestones in its history as well as providing interesting insights into future developments.

As renowned flooring manufacturers founded the Austrian Carpet Institute on 25th of September 1967, no one could have imagined how successful the company would become. But even back then, one thing was clear to the experts: the need to establish a carpet research and testing centre in the form of an association. Today, over five decades later, OETI is a testing and certification services provider for OEKO-TEX® certificates and labels, textiles, leather, due diligence along the textile and leather supply chain as well as for personal protective equipment (PPE), flooring technology, furnishings and indoor air quality.

As an accredited testing and certification body, the “OETI - Institut fuer Oekologie, Technik und Innovation GmbH“ (OETI for short) has been successfully responding to prevailing market requirements for 55 years and, in the process, has made a name for itself worldwide. To mark its anniversary, this international centre of excellence with its origins in Austria is taking a look back at the most important milestones in its history as well as providing interesting insights into future developments.

As renowned flooring manufacturers founded the Austrian Carpet Institute on 25th of September 1967, no one could have imagined how successful the company would become. But even back then, one thing was clear to the experts: the need to establish a carpet research and testing centre in the form of an association. Today, over five decades later, OETI is a testing and certification services provider for OEKO-TEX® certificates and labels, textiles, leather, due diligence along the textile and leather supply chain as well as for personal protective equipment (PPE), flooring technology, furnishings and indoor air quality.

In 1992, OETI was a founding member of the ‘International OEKO-TEX® Association for Research and Testing in the Field of Textile and Leather Ecology’ with independent certifications and product labels. Ever since, OEKO-TEX® has enabled companies along the textile and leather supply chain and every consumer to make responsible decisions for safe, environmentally friendly and fairly manufactured products.

In line with its focus on sustainability, OETI and its Swiss parent company, TESTEX AG, wanted to build the new OETI headquarters using low energy construction techniques and ensure its carbon-neutral operation. To achieve these goals, the highest possible thermal insulation and energy optimisation standards were applied, while the carbon-neutral power supply is generated by its in-house photovoltaics system as well as domestic renewable energy.

The new headquarters, which the company moved into in 2021, provides space for 75 employees over 2,500m2 and boasts bright and perfectly equipped office areas. The laboratory areas, the analytical/chemical laboratory and the physical / fire laboratory were also designed based on the latest methods and technologies. This makes OETI, alongside its Swiss parent company TESTEX, the second fully fledged laboratory site in the entire, global TESTEX Group.

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OETI Testex
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OETI

10.10.2022

GOTS revision: Second round of public comments

The second public consultation period for the GOTS Version 7.0 revision draft began October 3, and will last for 30 calendar days, ending October 31. The revised draft has incorporated input from contributors along with members of the Standard Revision Committee (SRC), a group of experts convened by GOTS to oversee the revision.

The first comment period, which ended in April, elicited 335 individual comments. Each comment was recorded and deliberated, and all changes have been logged and made available to the public on the GOTS website. During this second comment period, new topics will not be considered, but comments and input on decisions taken during the first comment period are encouraged.

The responses received in this comment period will be deliberated by the SRC through December 2022, and a final edition of GOTS Version 7.0 will be released in March of 2023. For certified entities, full implementation of Version 7.0 begins in March 2024.    

The second public consultation period for the GOTS Version 7.0 revision draft began October 3, and will last for 30 calendar days, ending October 31. The revised draft has incorporated input from contributors along with members of the Standard Revision Committee (SRC), a group of experts convened by GOTS to oversee the revision.

The first comment period, which ended in April, elicited 335 individual comments. Each comment was recorded and deliberated, and all changes have been logged and made available to the public on the GOTS website. During this second comment period, new topics will not be considered, but comments and input on decisions taken during the first comment period are encouraged.

The responses received in this comment period will be deliberated by the SRC through December 2022, and a final edition of GOTS Version 7.0 will be released in March of 2023. For certified entities, full implementation of Version 7.0 begins in March 2024.    

More information:
GOTS revision
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GOTS
Global Organic Textile Standard

(c) BRANDS Fashion
10.10.2022

Erstes Grüner Knopf-zertifiziertes Poloshirt mit Industriewäsche-Eignung

  • BRANDS Fashion: Vertriebspartnerschaft mit Green Workwear

BRANDS Fashion, Anbieter für nachhaltige Workwear und Fashion Merchandise, bietet als erstes Unternehmen ein nachhaltiges Poloshirt an, das Industriewäsche-tauglich ist. Dazu kooperiert Unternehmen im Vertrieb mit Green Workwear. Unter dieser Marke wird vor allem Berufsbekleidung für das Gesundheitswesen angeboten, die aus nachhaltigen Geweben gefertigt nach hohen Öko- sowie Sozialstandards produziert wird und industriell wiederaufbereitet werden kann.

Das Poloshirt besteht aus GOTS-zertifizierter Bio-Baumwolle mit 30 % recyceltem Polyester und ist für die Industriewäsche nach ISO 15797 geeignet. Auch einem desinfizierenden Waschverfahren nach RKI hält das Polo stand. Die Produktionsstätte befindet sich in Indien – BRANDS Fashion gewährt allen Interessierten gern Einblick in die komplette Lieferkette.

Aktuell ist das Shirt in drei Farben in weiß, navy-blau und schwarz beziehbar, jeweils als Damenshirt und in einer Unisex-Variante mit Brusttasche. Sonderanfertigungen in anderen Farben sowie Individualisierungen wie nachträgliche Bestickung mit eigenem Logo sind möglich.

  • BRANDS Fashion: Vertriebspartnerschaft mit Green Workwear

BRANDS Fashion, Anbieter für nachhaltige Workwear und Fashion Merchandise, bietet als erstes Unternehmen ein nachhaltiges Poloshirt an, das Industriewäsche-tauglich ist. Dazu kooperiert Unternehmen im Vertrieb mit Green Workwear. Unter dieser Marke wird vor allem Berufsbekleidung für das Gesundheitswesen angeboten, die aus nachhaltigen Geweben gefertigt nach hohen Öko- sowie Sozialstandards produziert wird und industriell wiederaufbereitet werden kann.

Das Poloshirt besteht aus GOTS-zertifizierter Bio-Baumwolle mit 30 % recyceltem Polyester und ist für die Industriewäsche nach ISO 15797 geeignet. Auch einem desinfizierenden Waschverfahren nach RKI hält das Polo stand. Die Produktionsstätte befindet sich in Indien – BRANDS Fashion gewährt allen Interessierten gern Einblick in die komplette Lieferkette.

Aktuell ist das Shirt in drei Farben in weiß, navy-blau und schwarz beziehbar, jeweils als Damenshirt und in einer Unisex-Variante mit Brusttasche. Sonderanfertigungen in anderen Farben sowie Individualisierungen wie nachträgliche Bestickung mit eigenem Logo sind möglich.

Source:

BRANDS Fashion

Foto: Hochschule Niederrhein. Preisträgerin Joline Kaumanns (l.) und Professorin Marina-Elena Wachs auf der eMove360° in Berlin
Preisträgerin Joline Kaumanns (l.) und Professorin Marina-Elena Wachs auf der eMove360° in Berlin
10.10.2022

Textil-Design-Studentin gewinnt Materialica-Award in Berlin

Die Master-Studentin Joline Kaumanns am Fachbereich Textil- und Bekleidungstechnik der Hochschule Niederrhein hat den Materialica Award 2022 in der Kategorie „Student“ gewonnen. Ihre Arbeit „S-Polarskin - Abundance of Light – Impulses of Sustainable Lightning“ wurde für das herausragende Design und die hohe Technologiekompetenz auf der eMove 360°-Messe in Berlin ausgezeichnet. Begleitet wurde die Arbeit von Professorin Marina-Elena Wachs.

Abundance of Light bedeutet Lichtfülle und impliziert damit differenzierte, sich ergänzende Materialeigenschaften. Materialien, wie Wolle, Papiergarn und recyceltes Zellophan werden unter dem Aspekt der Nachhaltigkeit verwendet. Diese Komponenten sind in einem Gewebe- und Gestrick-Gefüge als Sandwich-Material miteinander auf innovative Art verbunden. Die einzelnen Teile der Fläche greifen visuell ineinander.

Die Master-Studentin Joline Kaumanns am Fachbereich Textil- und Bekleidungstechnik der Hochschule Niederrhein hat den Materialica Award 2022 in der Kategorie „Student“ gewonnen. Ihre Arbeit „S-Polarskin - Abundance of Light – Impulses of Sustainable Lightning“ wurde für das herausragende Design und die hohe Technologiekompetenz auf der eMove 360°-Messe in Berlin ausgezeichnet. Begleitet wurde die Arbeit von Professorin Marina-Elena Wachs.

Abundance of Light bedeutet Lichtfülle und impliziert damit differenzierte, sich ergänzende Materialeigenschaften. Materialien, wie Wolle, Papiergarn und recyceltes Zellophan werden unter dem Aspekt der Nachhaltigkeit verwendet. Diese Komponenten sind in einem Gewebe- und Gestrick-Gefüge als Sandwich-Material miteinander auf innovative Art verbunden. Die einzelnen Teile der Fläche greifen visuell ineinander.

Die locker gestrickte Ab-Seite verleiht dem Material eine voluminöse Haptik und sorgt für Lufteinschlüsse. Durch Lanolin ist es besonders wasserabweisend und erhält mit Dill, dem schwedischen Nationalgewürz, weitere multisinnliche Eigenschaften. Vorausgegangen war eine Forschungsstudie zu interkulturellen Design-Einflüssen aus Schweden.

Das Material lässt sich multifunktional und nachhaltigkeitsorientiert dem natürlichen Kreislauf zurückführen. Das Design – und die Designerin – hat den Anspruch an eine holistisch nachhaltige Lösung und wird sowohl für die Anwendung im Fashion als auch im Automotive Interior Design weitergedacht.

Der Materialica-Award wird im Rahmen der Messe eMove360° Europe vergeben. Sie ist die weltweit größte Fachmesse für die Mobilität 4.0. Die eMove360° Europe präsentiert die komplette Bandbreite zukunftsorientierter und nachhaltiger Mobilitätslösungen, von urbanem & mobilem Design, Material und Prozesslösungen, über automatisiertes Fahren und Elektronik bis hin zu Infotainment.

(c) CSR Europe
07.10.2022

Epson at EUROPEAN SDG ROUNDTABLE about Sustainable Fashion

The fashion industry currently produces 20% of global wastewater and 10% of global carbon emissions. Improvements can be made for example localizing fashion, using more on-demand digital printing (it can save up to 4kg of CO2 per item) and digital textile printers (they reduce water use by up to 90% and energy use by up to 30%). Increasing the use of sustainable materials is vital and extending the lifecycle of use would make a serious difference.

Together with designers, producers, retailers, and customers, Paolo Crespi, Sales & Marketing Director Printing Technologies at Epson, will discuss how each stage of the fashion production can be made more sustainable, and how circularity and longevity can be build into the lifecycle of fashion.

The panel will take place on Tuesday, 11 October 2022 at 09:30-11:00 am CET.

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The fashion industry currently produces 20% of global wastewater and 10% of global carbon emissions. Improvements can be made for example localizing fashion, using more on-demand digital printing (it can save up to 4kg of CO2 per item) and digital textile printers (they reduce water use by up to 90% and energy use by up to 30%). Increasing the use of sustainable materials is vital and extending the lifecycle of use would make a serious difference.

Together with designers, producers, retailers, and customers, Paolo Crespi, Sales & Marketing Director Printing Technologies at Epson, will discuss how each stage of the fashion production can be made more sustainable, and how circularity and longevity can be build into the lifecycle of fashion.

The panel will take place on Tuesday, 11 October 2022 at 09:30-11:00 am CET.

Click here for more information.

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Epson and CSR Europe

Graphic Hologenix
06.10.2022

CELLIANT® Viscose now as flock coating and flock fabric

  • Partnership with Spectro Coating Corp. Expands Horizons for the World’s First In-fiber Sustainable Infrared Viscose

CELLIANT® Viscose, which converts body heat into energy, is a combination of nature and performance. It was developed by materials science leader Hologenix®, creators of CELLIANT, a natural blend of IR-generating bioceramics used in textiles, and Kelheim Fibres, a leading manufacturer of viscose specialty fibers. It is the world’s first in-fiber sustainable infrared viscose.  Now Hologenix has partnered with Spectro Coating Corp., the largest vertically integrated flock coating and flock fabric manufacturer in the world, to create the first flocked infrared material with CELLIANT Viscose.

  • Partnership with Spectro Coating Corp. Expands Horizons for the World’s First In-fiber Sustainable Infrared Viscose

CELLIANT® Viscose, which converts body heat into energy, is a combination of nature and performance. It was developed by materials science leader Hologenix®, creators of CELLIANT, a natural blend of IR-generating bioceramics used in textiles, and Kelheim Fibres, a leading manufacturer of viscose specialty fibers. It is the world’s first in-fiber sustainable infrared viscose.  Now Hologenix has partnered with Spectro Coating Corp., the largest vertically integrated flock coating and flock fabric manufacturer in the world, to create the first flocked infrared material with CELLIANT Viscose.

Flocking is an application method in which tiny fibers are piled on to the surface of a textile, creating textures for both decorative and functional purposes. CELLIANT Viscose in a flocked material has many potential applications in the medical field for tapes, bandages, braces and orthopedic products, home textiles and decor, dog beds, clothing, and more.  CELLIANT features natural, ethically sourced minerals, which convert body heat into infrared energy for increased local circulation and cellular oxygenation.  These CELLIANT minerals are then embedded into viscose plant-based fibers. The Viscose fibers are then flocked onto a base material. CELLIANT Viscose provides all the benefits of being a viscose fiber — lightweight, soft, highly breathable, excellent moisture management — as well as the fiber enhancements from CELLIANT infrared technology.

CELLIANT Viscose is the first IR flocked material that Spectro is producing. CELLIANT Viscose also represents a further expansion into sustainable products for Spectro. In addition, Spectro products are made in the USA, as is CELLIANT’s mineral blend.

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Hologenix

(c) Lenzing AG
03.10.2022

Lenzing: Ground-mounted photovoltaic system becomes operational

The Lenzing Group and VERBUND, an energy transition company, launched the first development stage of the largest ground-mounted photovoltaic system in Upper Austria. Together with its energy partner VERBUND, Lenzing is also paving the way for the transition to zero-emission mobility. The installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure at the company’s premises underlines Lenzing’s commitment to the energy transition process.

The Lenzing Group and VERBUND, an energy transition company, launched the first development stage of the largest ground-mounted photovoltaic system in Upper Austria. Together with its energy partner VERBUND, Lenzing is also paving the way for the transition to zero-emission mobility. The installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure at the company’s premises underlines Lenzing’s commitment to the energy transition process.

Thanks to the ground-mounted photovoltaic system at the “Ofenloch” landfill site, Lenzing, in conjunction with VERBUND, is consistently moving forward on the path to a carbon-free energy supply and has commissioned the first half of the new photovoltaic system with a peak power of 2,780 kWp. Full commissioning of the system with a peak power of 5,560 kWp is envisaged in mid-October. Annual electricity production will amount to 6,000,000 kWh, which is expected to cut CO2 emissions by some 4,400 tonnes per year. The Austrian pioneer in fiber production already commissioned three rooftop photovoltaic systems in spring/summer of 2022, with a peak power of 1,454 kWp and annual electricity production of some 1,508,000 kWh. The electricity flows directly into the company’s on-site production and will also power electric charging stations in future. In the first development stage, 16 wallboxes are set to be installed by the end of the year. A further 32 charging points are planned for 2023. The charging stations will be accessible to staff, visitors and the company’s own vehicle fleet.

“VERBUND’s photovoltaic operator model allows us to make the transition to solar power without incurring investment costs or risks. Thanks to the constant expansion in renewable energy, we remain on course to ecologize the value chain, while optimizing our carbon footprint, cutting costs and reducing the load on the grid, as we are using nearly 100 percent of photovoltaic power in our production,” explains Christian Skilich, Chief Pulp Officer of the Lenzing Group.

More information:
Lenzing energy consumption CO2
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Lenzing AG